The Dillon tribune., 1887-02-25
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.

lean is dead.
Edward Doume, Decker, the Dutch
author, is dead.
John Sherman, president pro tenn Of the
senate has resigned.
Boston Corbett, the slayer Of Wilkes
Booth. has become insane.
The recent strikers in and around New
York are looking for work.
Billings, Mont, had another fire Wednes'
day. Property TO the amount Of $4,000
was destroyed.
The Portuguese man OF war, which re-
Gently went to Tunsi, seized Zanzibar
man of war, which was sent to- defend that
place.
The acting Secretary Of the Trcasur.
has issued call for $1o,oco,ooo OF three
per cent bonds. The call will mature
April ,,t.
The German elections resulted favor
ably Tor Bismarck and Won Montke. All
Of the democrats in Southern Germany
were defeated.
The prrsihcn, has approved fifty seven
Private Pension Bills since Monday, and
la, returned three Private Bills to Con
.,rrss wittrut his approval.
The National Labor Party was organ
iz..i a, Cincinnati ON Wednesday, "ior the
common good Of the whole people, and to
49,, 4. II
The jury in the case OF Captain Cnger,
who killed August Bohlc, at New York,
returned verdict OF guilty Of manslansh.
ter IN the first degree. lie was sentenced
10 twenty years.
On "Wednesday the House passed with
but one dissenting vote the Senate fisher.
les retaliation bill amended by the adoption
OF the substitute reported from the Commit.
tee on Foreign Affairs.
The works OF the Goodyear Metallic
Rubber Shoe company, at Naugatuck,
Conn.,, have closed down for an Indefinite
period. They arc reported to have $780,
600 worth of finished stock ON hand.
In the House, on "Wednesday, Dingley,
uf Maine, presented memorials of The
Maine Legislature in favor OF legislation to
protect American fisheries, and for the
passage Of the plelro, Pneumonia Bill.
A second shoc,. OF earthquake was felt
in Southern Europe "Wednesday. Whole
villages wee destroyed and it is estimated
that /, 900 persons are killed. The inhabi-
,an,> of the district covered by the shocks
aye panic stricken.
The Pre-. dent ha, transmitted to ,ht'
Scua,. the letter o! Consul Brirh OF
p,so ,:.l Norte, dated Angus: g, 1886, en-
closing tine i,,, text and translation oi the
deere, Of the Supreme Court of chihuahua
relating to \. X. Cutting.
\, Rutland, Vermont, Monday night
Jas. e.. Barrett, a lawyer. was almost
instantly Ai!lv,. AID Mrs. G. 4. Harris SER
io,s>v injured in a 1obnEs"n accident. A
splinter II ON the si..: Of the sn,lir ran clear
through toe uNlnr> u,latc man.
The Military Committee ci the House
oooo,u tor a gun factory for heavy nd-
nance ,nuriars and iorpc,!or>, 70 be esp. nd
e: unl.rr :hc direction Of u beard 10 hu up
pointed by 'h'. President.
vnt Chicago, Mi!waukcc and St paul
Railrou>. Company has rQuiprcd Two pas
>rn..rr trains between Chicago ana Mil
wavkrc will. apparatus iuc hca'ins b.;
steam ,ro,. 'hc locomotives. Tive expert.
men, has so for proved >ucccs, ,:u bat i. is
not vet the test of severe weather. The
company is also building an iron heating
car to carry a boiler fox generating steam
for heating 4 train and to run mex, to the
engine
The Coronrr', invest. cation OF lhc Tiili,,
railroad accident, on the Baltimore 4
Ohio, re- uitrd in finding that the people
silcd ca:.'r To their death through sro>.
negligence on the part ol the officials ans
Manager of the Chicago Division OF tn.
Baltimore II Ohio Railroad. OF Garrtt, Ind.
r and through The gross negligence Of Con
Auctor l.. +. Fletcher, in falling to signal
the expires, train, and through the sro>,
ncsl;1cn.'. on .ne part O.! officers, nanay
CT, and officials Of the Baltimore ana
Ohio Railway Company, iur .;>in. on s,i.
express. train interior and .ri,r,i,c h,u.c>
: Also .ur u>i;,, ;t:. improper, dangerous an>
unl.Niv, u.a,nO' OF iiglti's@ ar h.n,in.
- M. cars ,t ~@;i s>uYc-> l. s,u.:h ~. ~.
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